Job 1-2

humanity- in 1-2 of Job, it tells us that some people have it better than others. Job is rich, has a big family, and is considered to be the best person you could find. it’s trying to say that if you’re a good person, good things will happen to you, but obviously that’s not the case.

 God- it’s trying to conveying the message that God favors Job, and how he shows him off to Satan, saying he’s the best and nothing will make him sin. it seems like the author is trying to say God is unsure of himself, letting Satan curse Job and his family to show how strong he really is.

relationships- it seems that God and Satan have a somewhat casual relationship. Satan meets with God, and they have normal conversations about Job. it doesn’t portray how we ususally think of the two, completely opposite and not agreeing on things. they seem to both think that cursing Job is a good idea, to put his faith to the test.

Job and his family- Job has sons and daughters, but obviously favors the sons more. he doesn’t trust his children, so he sacrifices things every morning, thinking that they might have sinned, and hoping that God will forgive them. when his family dies, his wife says to just curse God and die, and Job says that that’s a foolish thing to say. this is all you hear of the wife in chapters 1-2, so i’m thinking she’s not highly respected, like most women in those times.